Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today because it is about simple but strong human feelings and events-love, sadness, good times, and bad times. It tells real-life, stories and sounds the way people really talk. As life becomes more complicated(复杂), it is good to hear music about ordinary people.
Country music, sometimes called country-western, comes from two kinds of music. One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern Unite States. The other is traditional cowboy music from the west. The singers usually play guitars, and in the 1920s they started using electric guitars. At first city people said country music was low class. It was popular mostly in the South. But during World War II, thousands of Southerners went to the Northeast and Midwest to work in the factories. They took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps（军营）in the South. They learned country music. Slowly it became popular all over the country.
Today country music is also popular everywhere in the United States and Canada—in small towns and in New York City, among black and white, and among educated and uneducated people. About 1, 200 radio stations broadcast country music twenty-four hours a day. English stars sing it in British English, and people in other countries sing it in their own languages. The music that started with cowboys and poor southerners is now popular all over the world.
1.It can be learned from the passage that country music comes from .
A. the Northeast and Midwest
B. factories and army camps in the South
C. real-life stories in small towns
D. the Appalachian Mountains and the West
2.Before World War II country music was popular mainly in .
A. the north B. the south C. the Midwest D. the Northeast
3.During World War II many Southerners went to the Northeast and the Mid-west because .
A. they wanted to take music with them
B. they wanted to make other people like country music
C. they wanted to work in the factories there
D. they wanted to make country music popular
4.Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the world today because .
A. city people said it was low class
B. people could sing it in many different languages
C. it started with cowboys and poor Southerners
D. it is loved by different kinds of people in the world
5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Country music is about human feelings and events.
B. Country music is sung by stars all in English.
C. Country music is popular among city people today.
D. City people didn’t like country music at first.
That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theatre. With opening night only a week ago, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.
As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers (抢劫犯). Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my apartment (公寓房间), I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck (垃圾车) pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “ Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? the door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eye. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked, holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 A.M. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn’t get much sleep that night, but I had gotten my wallet back. I also had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.
1.How did the write feel when she was walking home after work?
A. Cold and sick B. Fortunate and helpful
C. Satisfied and cheerful D. Disappointed and helpless
2.From the first paragraph, we learn that the write was busy ______.
A. solving her problem at the bank
B. taking part in various city activities
C. learning acting in a n evening school
D. preparing for the first night show
3.On her way home the writer _______.
A. lost her wallet unknowingly （不知不觉）
B. was stopped by a garbage truck driver
C. was robbed of her wallet by an armed man
D. found some homeless people following her
4. In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming?
A. Someone offered to take her back home.
B. A red-haired man came to see her.
C. She heard someone call her name
D. Her wallet was found in a garbage truck.
5.From the text, we can infer that the writer _________.
A. would stop working at night
B. would stay on in San Francisco
C. would make friends with cleaners
D. would give up her job at the bank.
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More and more people think it necessary to study in an English-speaking country and it didn’t take long at all for me to decide to come and study in UK.
Having been in the school for 2 months, I’m getting used to school life, and I am starting to make the most of my time in here. School starts at 9 o’clock every morning, and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday we have long days, in which we have 9 lessons and school finishes at 4 o’clock. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday we have short days, in which we have only 6 lessons and finish at 1 o’clock. After lessons, we have 2 hours of activity time, when you can choose from a wide range of activities, including all the major sports, such as rugby and football, and also the minor sports such as basketball and tennis.
As a boarder（寄宿者）, the quality of food is something I consider very important, and Merchiston has not let me down. The school kitchens are run by a professional(专业的） catering（饮食） company, and the quality of food is excellent, and a
lso they take issue(问题) of a healthy diet really seriously: I remember once I was asked to take more salad for my meal by a member of the kitchen staff(工作人员) for I didn’t have enough vegetables. This brings another point of being a boarder: you need to learn how to look after yourself and be responsible(负责) for yourself. One of the huge advantages of being a boarder is that we can have breakfast in the school, which means we don’t have to pull ourselves out of bed as early as the day pupils!
1.The passage mainly tells us about________.
A. the author’s school life in the UK as a boarder
B. the author’s opinion of the school life in the UK
C. the differences in school life between China and the UK
D. the boarder life in a British middle school
2.According to the second paragraph, we can learn that the author ______.
A. has not enough time to study
B. likes to play tennis and basketball
C. went to the school two months ago
D. finishes school at 4 o’clock
3.How many lessons do the students have every week in this school?
A. 15 B. 45 C. 27 D. 18
4.The underlined words “ let me down” in the last paragraph means _______.
A. made me disappointed B. made me pleased
C. encouraged me D. amazed me
5.As a boarder in the school, the author ______.
A. is not used to the food there
B. has learned to have healthy diets
C. is specially taken good care of
D. sleeps as much as day pupils
It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon（马车）and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of to where he was going. Pretty soon he that he was lost, but he to drive, expecting to re-find his way or to someone who could tell him how to get back to the .
It was a long road. For many hours he kept on driving. When it was almost ，he saw in a a tall farmer ploughing（犁地） the land. He stopped his team of horses near the fence and called out，“Hello，
farmer.”
“Hello，yourself，”the farmer replied， ploughing.
“Where does the horse ？”he asked without knowing his language mistakes.
“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It stays right where it is，”said the farmer， stopping his work.
“How far is it to the next town？” said th
e city man，speaking a little .
“Don’t know. I never it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting .“What do you know？You’re the biggest fool I saw.”
stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time at the city man. Then he said，“Maybe I don’t know much. I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost！”
1.A. signs B. orders C. attention D. direction
2.A. realized B. recognized C. accepted D. received
3.A. stopped B. used C. wanted D. continued
4.A. miss B. meet C. look D. lose
5.A. town B. country C. capital D. village
6.A. lonely B. busy C. dirty D. crowded
7.A. at noon B. at night C. raining D. dark
8.A. truck B. pile C. field D. store
9.A. strong B. tired C. weak D. tiring
10.A. but B. went on C. stopped D. still
11.A. go B. lead up C. get D. show
12.A. always B. often C. sometimes D. seldom
13.A. began B. still C. without D. already
14.A. clearly B. lower C. more loudly D. more politely
15.A. judged B. measured C. saw D. studied
16.A. sad B. lovely C. friendly D. angry
17.A. ever B. often C. even D. never
18.A. Still B. Not C. With D. Finally
19.A. gladly B. immediately C. in silence D. excitedly
20.A. Really B. Perhaps C. Certainly D. Fortunately
It was not until late in the evening _____ her husband arrived home.
A. which B. when C. that D. How
